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Cycling around  Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.

1/13/2014

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Kangerlussuaq is a settlement in western Greenland and is famous for having Greenland’s largest commercial airport.
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Back in 2008 I was lucky enough to spend one day there.. and here is my experience:

As soon I arrived at the airport I looked for a taxi to take us to our hotel. But of course there weren’t any taxis.
So I did what any other lost tourist does: got into the first queue I saw. 
Luckily at the end of the queue I found a very helpful person who checked us in at the hotel (which was at the airport) and also showed us where we could rent bikes to explore the area.
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It was around 50 euros to rent the bike for the day. Really expensive but totally worth it.

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The plan was simple: Head north and explore as much as we could.

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16 hours in Brussels

1/8/2014

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Travelling to Brussels with less than 60 pounds.

About 6 months ago I had a crazy urge to travel but I only had 60 pounds in my pocket. 
So I decided to take an overnight bus from London to Brussels. The plan was: I would sleep on the bus, arrive in Brussels at 6 am, explore as much as I could and get the bus back in the evening. 

So here is what I have seen on my 16 hours in Brussels:

Comic Strips

Brussels is the capital of comic strips. The whole city is filled with over 50 comic strip murals.

Tintin, Gaston, Lucky Luke and even the Smurfs were created in Brussels.
Tintin is everywhere. At the museum, book shops, streets.. 
Tintin is for Brussels what Rihanna is for Barbados (yep, what a weird comparison) 

If you go to the tourist information centre at the Town Hall of Brussels you can buy a map with the Comic Route and find all the Comic Strip Murals and the Comic Strip Museum.

Here is part of the Comic Route I have seen in Brussels:

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    Left college in Brazil to work on a yacht for 6 months. 7 years later 
    and I've worked on yachts for years, lived in Italy, France and currently living in the UK planning my next big adventure.

    If you want to sponsor my next adventure get in touch: 
    carol@carolineconinck.com

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